~Speaking of a new year and "fresh starts", I'm pretty sure we all make "new years resolutions" every year only to give up on them after about only 3 months....if we make it that far, lol, or completely forget about them and/or give up.

~After so many years of failing on our resolutions we may wake-up one day and decide that from now on, the only new years resolution we will make, and stick to, is that we will no longer make anymore new year's resolutions! ...Fair...

~I think we all know what we do to bring in the New Years and begin our "fresh starts" here in the USA....Times Square, parties, being with friends/family/loved ones, resolution lists & endless talk about said lists, eating black-eyes peas, collard greens, rice & cornbread for example for good luck & fortune, but how much do we know about how they do it in other countries....how do they begin their "fresh starts"? I've compiled a short & fun list below with...

~Before concluding this entry with 'Part Two(2)' below, I want to mention that the first day of Chinese New Year 2013 will be celebrated on Sunday, 10 February beginning the "Year of The Water Snake".

-The Water Snake year brings with it cosmic awareness, sage spirituality, and integration with your source, maker or spirit. The New Year, much like the sanke, will 'shed its skin' and start anew from last year & years past. The water snake is very money-orientated, so...

~Before moving away from astrology and onto other topics with regard to the "Fresh Start" theme, I wanted to give everyone a brief & fun rundown of what they might expect from this new year of 2013 by posting their yearly forecast provided by- http://www.navgrahmandir.com/articles.php?id=229. *If your sign is not listed below, please look for it in "Part Two(2)", which will be posted shortly if it's not already*.